39 - MAITRI FÜR NEUROTIKER ?

The Mudra approach to theatre has a parallel in the Maitri project, which also got under way at this time.The idea for it arose from a discussion that Suzuki-roshi and I had concerning the need for a therapeutic facility for disturbed individuals interested in meditation. The Maitri approach to therapy involves working with different styles of neurosis through the tantric principles of the five Buddha families. Rather then beeing subjected to any form of analysis, individuals are encouraged to encounter their own energies through a meditation practice employing various posters in rooms of corresponding shapes and colours.

Chögyam Trungpa "Born in Tibet" p. 260

38 - KUNST

The fine arts in particular intrigued me. The manner in wich recent Western art cut through all hesitations to freely express whatever strange things came out of one´s head was certainly different from the oriental tradition in art.

Chögyam Trungpa "born in Tibet" p. 252

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"The situations of fear that exist in our lives provide us with stepping stones to step over fear. On the other side of cowardice is bravery. If we step over properly, we can cross the boundary from being cowardly to being brave. We may not discover bravery right away. Instead, we may find a shaky tenderness beyond our fear. We are still quivering and shaking, but there is tenderness, rather than bewilderment."Chögyam Trungpa